Friedrich Dollmann

Friedrich Dollmann (2 February 1882-28 June 1944) was a Generaloberst of Nazi Germany during World War II.

Biography
Friedrich Dollmann was born on 2 February 1882 in Wurzburg, Bavaria, German Empire. Dollmann served with the 7th Bavarian Field Artillery Regiment, and he served in the general staff during World War II. A veteran of the Reichswehr during the Interwar Years, Dollmann became a Lieutenant-General in 1932 and was given command of the German 7th Army in 1939. After helping Heinz Guderian in his victory at the Battle of France in 1940, he was promoted to Generaloberst (Colonel-General). Dollmann was entrusted with the defense of occupied France and built fortifications to stave off an invasion, and in 1944 he had to deal with the Allied Powers' Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy. Dollmann led the Wehrmacht at the Battle of Caen and the Battle of Cherbourg, and Paul Hausser was appointed to succeed him as the 7th Army's commander due to the defeats suffered at the hands of the Allies. He committed suicide with poison on 28 June 1944.